A Fall Song

Golden and red trees Nod to the soft breeze, As it whispers, "Winter is near;" And the brown nuts fall At the wind's loud call, For this is the Fall of the year.

Good-by, sweet flowers! Through bright Summer hours You have filled our hearts with cheer We shall miss you so, And yet you must go, For this is the Fall of the year.

Now the days grow cold, As the year grows old, And the meadows are brown and sere; Brave robin redbreast Has gone from his nest, For this is the Fall of the year.

I do softly pray At the close of day, That the little children, so dear, May as purely grow As the fleecy snow That follows the Fall of the year.

-A Fall Song by Ellen Robena Field

Saved!

Last year in Vacation Bible School, Calla asked Jesus Christ into her heart. We are so proud of how much she grows and matures as a Christian everyday. And fortunately, we are not the only ones to see the fruit of the Lord in her. This Sunday at church she was asked to share her testimony with all of Kidzone (K-2nd grade) and Zone 345 (3rd-5th grade). What a wonderful blessing it was to capture such an amazing moment on video and I can't wait to share it with everyone. Please keep in mind that Calla is very soft spoken on video so you may need to turn it up just a bit. We sure are proud of our "little preacher".

Parties, Parades and more Pumpkins (October Wrap-up)

I had hoped to being writing a post filled with breathtaking hot air balloon pictures and picturesque countryside. However, since we spent our Saturday on the side of the interstate instead of at the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Anderson, SC I have decided to go with a wrap up of our October instead. By the way, our van is being fixed as I write and boy do I miss having transportation. Praise God for the blessing of good friends who came to pick us up on the highway and also friends that took us to church Sunday!

Well October is full of birthdays for friends and family. It was Grandpa's birthday in the beginning of the month and Jeff's at the end. We had a great time celebrating both as well as some fun kids parties. One friend hosted an adorable tea party for her daughters 5th birthday. The girls and I had a ball dressing up and drinking tea and the boys had a man-day at Lowes Home Improvement making a flying bat project.

Jeff's cake and presents.

The girls ready for their tea party at the Joneses.

The week before Halloween, we went to Albemarle for their annual Halloween parade (which all costumed kids could march in) and then Trick or Treating at several local businesses downtown. After a full afternoon of marching and candy we went to visit the pharmacy where my mom works part time and of course, they had candy for the kids as well...lots of candy.

Marching in the parade, Nehemiah had to be Charlie Brown again because it was much to hot for his dragon costume.

Then Saturday, strangely enough, we had nothing to do! Calla's friend Taylor came over and the girls carved a pumpkin all by themselves. They found a cute template, took turns cutting and then proudly displayed their pumpkin, candle and all.

Now that we are well into November, I think I will have to start a post about something other than Halloween or pumpkins:)

Trick or Treat

Sunday, of course, was Halloween and in our neighborhood that meant Trick or Treating. The kids had a great time getting dressed up in their costumes and before long we were rounding our neighborhood. Although Nehemiah and Micah lagged behind and Bella had a bit of trouble understanding "take one", the night turned out really fun. Once we were all completely worn out, we headed home to change, eat and, eventually, sleep (once the sugar high wore off).

One scary dragonOne fuzzy monkeyOne fairy princessObi-Wan Kenobi Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile And they're off! Until next year, roooooaaaaar!